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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1847
Page
2
A note on the 2 percent reward for information leading to the arrest of the midnight intruder at the office on Tuesday night the 23d ult. and the scattered type along Maine Street. The piece urges citizens to aid peace officers, pledging the reward to capture the culprit. Also mentions lost issue of Grahams Magazine and remarks on Gen Shields, Quitman, and eastern volunteers.
The Lexington Observer reports Daniel Webster Clay addressing the Maia Meeting in Lexington Kentucky on November 13 1847. He criticizes the Mexican War’s causes and seeks congressional control of war aims arguing that Congress alone decides its objects and pace and urging restraint and constitutional duty to end the war with clear purposes.
The speaker argues against annexation of Mexico, warning of divided loyalties and multiple regional interests. He contends that Mexican adaptation would produce a fractured union with distinct factions, knives of influence in Congress, and unbridgeable differences in religion, law, and culture. He highlights vast territories, debt, slavery, and strategic costs as major obstacles to annexation.
The author asserts war powers belong to Congress, urges declaring war aims, and cautions against conquest of Mexico. He criticizes presidential discretion, proposes resolutions for congressional declaration of objectives, and stresses transparency to the nation while avoiding proslavery insinuations.
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